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Whitney Fletcher

Debra Jizi

UWRITE 1104

28 March 2017

Annotated Bibliography

1. Jeffery, Patricia. "Barriers to Higher Education." Compare: A Journal of Comparative and

International Education. N.p., 20 Sept. 2016. Web. 28 Mar. 2017.

a) This article although about young women who had the chance to go to college is

about the struggle it took for them to get there. In India access to education is very unevenly

distributed among class, religion and especially gender. Young women in Hindu groups have

a very low graduation rate. Throughout the article it explains the many hardships muslim and

hindu women face getting a better education solely based on their gender and religion. The

purpose of this article is to try to inform more people on the lack of education women of

Hindu and muslim are receiving.

b) While reading this article it broke my heart to know that women in 2017 are still

struggling to get an education past high school and many never even get the chance to

graduate. Although here in america many do not get to go to college because of the high

cost, the rate is even higher in India. Do to the limited resources the funds are usually

directed towards sons. Higher education is almost out of reach for the poor because the

institutions are not government funded. English-Medium education, which generally reflects

as a higher economic position later in life is beyond out of reach for the underprivileged. This

article was written after interviewing 14 hindu and muslim women who are not attending

public, government funded universities. These college are known for being for the lower

class and not getting as good of an education. This article is so relevant to my topic because

although education all over the world is not where it should be, it is especially hard for young

women in muslim or hindu countries such as India, and even more difficult for those women

who are in poverty.

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c) I feel this is a very credible source because first off I found it from the UNCC library

database. It also has multiple citations throughout the article because the information came

from multiple other sources. This article was written by two individuals looking into the

education in urban Bangalore for young women. They also interviewed multiple women and

included direct quotes about the things they have endured throughout their lives trying to

better themselves and get an education.